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BFC 72: Riscatelli vs Wade PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorius Millrapids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada Taiki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gregorius Millrapids's chin.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregorius Millrapids!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki stuffs the takedown attempt from Millrapids. Millrapids gets slowly back to his feet.
Millrapids tries to clinch but Taiki moves out of range.
Nice shot by Millrapids.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
Taiki rushes Millrapids and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taiki managing to block the knees to the body from Millrapids.
Taiki gets underhooks to prevent Millrapids's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Millrapids.
Millrapids throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taiki blocks it with crossed arms.
Millrapids managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
A right handed body shot lands from Taiki.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Millrapids is blocking nicely.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Millrapids avoids it.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki has a couple of punches blocked by Millrapids.
Millrapids blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millrapids is trying to trip Taiki. He has hold of a leg but Taiki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Millrapids persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Taiki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Millrapids wants to control from the top but Taiki keeps moving.
Taiki wants to stand up but Millrapids is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millrapids pushes down on Taiki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Taiki is looking to get back to is feet but Millrapids passes into side control.
Millrapids in the domination position with Taiki hanging on.
Taiki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Millrapids asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taiki tries to buck Millrapids off but Millrapids is having none of it.
Millrapids creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Millrapids tries to score with some ground and pound. Taiki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids stands up.
Taiki stalks Millrapids and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Millrapids's face. Millrapids staggers backwards, shaken.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Millrapids slips a jab from Taiki.
Millrapids tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taiki is able to avoid easily.
Millrapids rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Millrapids, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Millrapids closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Millrapids tries a knee to the head but Taiki blocks it.
Millrapids using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taiki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Millrapids blocks it.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millrapids is defending well for now.
Millrapids tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Millrapids tries for a takedown but Taiki manages to get underhooks.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregorius Millrapids.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millrapids is defending well for now.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millrapids is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Millrapids avoids the damage to the body.
Millrapids with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki lands an elbow just above Millrapids 's eye.
Millrapids connects with a knee to the head.
Millrapids is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Millrapids looks gassed!
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Millrapids won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki lands a left hand.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Millrapids avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taiki as Millrapids tries to tie him up.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Millrapids has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Millrapids blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Millrapids tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Millrapids.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Millrapids drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taiki takes a swing at Millrapids's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids looks to land a left hand but Taiki moved out of range nicely.
Millrapids throws a sloppy head kick and Taiki moves out of range easily.
Millrapids avoids the head kick by Taiki.
Yamada Taiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taiki lands a head kick. Millrapids smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taiki thows a body kick. Millrapids tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Taiki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taiki misses with a few strikes there.
Millrapids shoots in but no luck this time.
Taiki is looking to slow Millrapids down with leg kicks.
Taiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taiki moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taiki connects with a crisp jab.
Millrapids showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taiki.
Taiki closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Millrapids takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Millrapids shoots for a double leg takedown but Taiki sprawls well. He's pushed Millrapids's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Millrapids lands a nice shot that snaps Taiki's head back.
Taiki misses with a double jab
letting Millrapids counter with a right hand.
Taiki feints and then cracks Millrapids's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Millrapids down.
Taiki slips under a jab from Millrapids.
Taiki throws a series of punches but Millrapids avoids them all with ease.
Millrapids takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Millrapids stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taiki.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taiki thows a body kick. Millrapids tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taiki darts in and clinches Millrapids up against the cage.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millrapids is defending well for now.
Millrapids avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Millrapids can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Millrapids tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Millrapids blocks an elbow strike from Taiki.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Millrapids won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Millrapids tries to land a knee to the head but Taiki blocks with his arms.
Millrapids on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millrapids misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taiki.
Taiki throws an elbow but it misses.
Millrapids is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millrapids is defending well for now.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Millrapids.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Millrapids's face.
Millrapids is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taiki is defending well for now.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Millrapids leaning against his opponent.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taiki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Millrapids's brow.
Millrapids throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Millrapids - that landed with a thud.
Millrapids on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Millrapids stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
Millrapids with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Millrapids avoids it.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Millrapids blocks with his arms.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Millrapids working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Millrapids blocks with his arms.
Millrapids tries a knee to the head but Taiki blocks it.
Taiki stops a takedown attempt from Millrapids.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregorius Millrapids.
Millrapids misses with a knee strike.
Millrapids avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Millrapids looking to slow down the pace here.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Millrapids lands a body punch in the clinch.
Millrapids is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taiki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Taiki.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Millrapids avoids it.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Millrapids lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Millrapids is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids with a knee to the head.
Millrapids is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taiki is keeping busy.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Millrapids avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Millrapids has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Millrapids tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Millrapids misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taiki.
Millrapids avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Millrapids makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Millrapids.
Millrapids goes for a takedown attempt but Taiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Millrapids misses the target.
Millrapids throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Taiki misses.
Millrapids misses with a hook. Taiki ducked under it nicely.
Millrapids looks for a takedown but Taiki sprawls well.
Millrapids ducks right into an uppercut from Taiki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids dodges the punch combination from Taiki.
Taiki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taiki throws a wild body kick that Millrapids sees coming a mile off.
Millrapids fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
Taiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Millrapids wants to clinch up but Taiki keeps it at a distance.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Taiki.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada Taiki is winning the standup battle so far.
Millrapids blocks a head kick by Taiki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Millrapids digs a good body shot into Taiki's ribs.
Millrapids tries a head kick but it misses.
Millrapids tries to clinch up but Taiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Millrapids fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taiki on the side of the head.
Taiki misses with a jab to the body
and Millrapids counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Millrapids.
Millrapids stops Taiki from standing up.
Millrapids looking to pass the guard.
Taiki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Millrapids loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millrapids makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Millrapids tries to free his leg and advance position but Taiki is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Millrapids misses
and Taiki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Millrapids takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice uppercut lands for Taiki. That snapped Millrapids's head back.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millrapids throws the left hand but Taiki avoids the punch easily.
Taiki wants to clinch.
Taiki tries to land a front kick but Millrapids steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taiki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taiki misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taiki scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Millrapids.
Taiki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millrapids circles away quickly and effectively.
Taiki lands a jab to Millrapids's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Millrapids.
Millrapids on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taiki. Taiki obviously looking to wear him down.
Millrapids uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taiki.
Millrapids misses with a takedown attempt - Taiki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Millrapids misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taiki looks to land a body kick but Millrapids moved away.
Taiki throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Taiki as he checks the leg kick.
Taiki throws a combination. Millrapids tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Millrapids fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taiki throws a combination. Millrapids tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taiki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taiki thows a body shot but no joy.
Taiki throws the kick towards the body but Millrapids avoids it.
Taiki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Millrapids misses with a hook.
Taiki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Millrapids will feel that in the morning.
Taiki is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taiki. Millrapids does a little dance to reset his feet.
Millrapids throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gregorius Millrapids has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids avoids a kick to the body.
Millrapids checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Millrapids moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Millrapids shoots in for a takedown but Taiki shows good takedown defense.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregorius Millrapids.
Taiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millrapids moves away.
Taiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Millrapids has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taiki.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses.
Taiki is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Millrapids throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Millrapids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Millrapids lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taiki ducks under a wild hook from Millrapids.
Taiki rushes Millrapids and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taiki presses Millrapids against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Taiki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamada Taiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taiki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamada Taiki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santara Amarillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentworth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Spitfire by The Prodigy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santara Amarillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarillo misses with a low kick as Wentworth jumps back.
Amarillo slips a jab and a cross from Wentworth.
Amarillo is looking to slow Wentworth down with leg kicks.
Wentworth is looking to clinch.
Amarillo tries to clinch up but Wentworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Amarillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wentworth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Amarillo taking some punishment here, with Wentworth in his half guard.
Wentworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Amarillo is looking to improve his position.
Amarillo is positioning himself well to prevent Wentworth advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wentworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Amarillo trying to control from the bottom.
Wentworth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Amarillo sees it coming and defends easily.
Amarillo tries to roll over but Wentworth keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarillo moves into full guard.
Amarillo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Amarillo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wentworth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amarillo looking to control but Wentworth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wentworth wants to hold on but Amarillo pushes him away.
Amarillo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wentworth tries to hold on but Amarillo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wentworth is looking to get to half guard.
Amarillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wentworth is looking to improve his position but Amarillo isn't that keen on the idea.
Amarillo working the ground and pound effectively.
Wentworth wants to hold on but Amarillo pushes him away.
Amarillo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Amarillo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wentworth tries to lock up and control but Amarillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amarillo scoring with strikes but Wentworth is staying in there.
Wentworth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo breaks from Wentworth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Amarillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Amarillo.
Amarillo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wentworth is rocked!
Amarillo landing strikes from the mount and Wentworth is in trouble!
Wentworth is still in real trouble! Can Amarillo finish him?
Amarillo lands a big elbow - Wentworth is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Wentworth is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Santara Amarillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIFF BUPHALICIOUS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BUPHALICIOUS comes to the cage accompanied by Meet the Monster by Five Finger Death Punch. Jeremy Staton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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268 lbs
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270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BIFF BUPHALICIOUS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BUPHALICIOUS takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
BUPHALICIOUS motions for Staton to come forward. BUPHALICIOUS throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
BUPHALICIOUS throws a quick inside leg kick.
BUPHALICIOUS misses with a wild combination.
Staton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BUPHALICIOUS.
BUPHALICIOUS ducks under a wild hook from Staton.
BUPHALICIOUS has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staton finds it's way round the side to connect with BUPHALICIOUS's head.
Staton works BUPHALICIOUS's body with a nice hook.
BUPHALICIOUS fails to land with a series of punches.
BUPHALICIOUS wants to clinch.
BUPHALICIOUS throws a push kick but Staton slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from BUPHALICIOUS, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BUPHALICIOUS pivots, looking for a leg kick but Staton is out of range and BUPHALICIOUS settles back down.
BUPHALICIOUS takes a jab right on the kisser.
BUPHALICIOUS throws a nice looking combination but Staton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BUPHALICIOUS was well out of range. Poor timing from Staton.
Staton with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Staton keeps the fight on the outside.
Staton looks to throw the jab but BUPHALICIOUS is out of range.
Staton swats away the attempt to clinch by BUPHALICIOUS.
BUPHALICIOUS throws the left hand but Staton avoids the punch easily.
BUPHALICIOUS misses with a low kick as Staton jumps back.
Staton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for BUPHALICIOUS!
BUPHALICIOUS tries to reverse the position but Staton maintains control.
Staton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Staton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BUPHALICIOUS knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staton on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BUPHALICIOUS wants to hold on but Staton pushes him away.
Staton content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BUPHALICIOUS is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Staton tries to control but BUPHALICIOUS wriggling away.
Staton dominating with strikes here.
BUPHALICIOUS on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if BUPHALICIOUS tries to get out of the position.
BUPHALICIOUS holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Staton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Staton misses with a head shot.
Staton with good strikes from the mount here!
Staton throws some wild stikes that BUPHALICIOUS manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton controlling the pace for now.
BUPHALICIOUS avoids a series of strikes thrown by Staton.
Staton with a couple of short strikes.
Staton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. BUPHALICIOUS looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like BIFF BUPHALICIOUS has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staton punching from mount but BUPHALICIOUS doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Staton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BIFF BUPHALICIOUS's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Staton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BUPHALICIOUS staying out of range there.
Staton scores with a body shot.
Staton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Staton there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jeremy Staton has been cut.
Staton cracks BUPHALICIOUS with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Staton lands a nice looking body shot.
BIFF BUPHALICIOUS is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
BUPHALICIOUS tries to clinch up.
BUPHALICIOUS misses with a looping left.
Staton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BUPHALICIOUS swings away with a leg kick that misses.
BUPHALICIOUS throws the kick towards the body but Staton avoids it.
BUPHALICIOUS throws a jab when Staton was well out of range.
Staton digs a good hook to BUPHALICIOUS's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Staton.
BUPHALICIOUS takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but BUPHALICIOUS avoids it really well and circles away.
Staton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Staton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jeremy Staton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Staton scores with a punch to the head.
BUPHALICIOUS is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Staton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Staton!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staton lands with a nice body punch.
Staton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Staton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for BUPHALICIOUS!
Staton with good strikes from the mount here!
Staton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Staton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Staton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BUPHALICIOUS is bucking up trying to escape but Staton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BUPHALICIOUS wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Staton.
BUPHALICIOUS wants to control but Staton is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton controlling his opponent.
Staton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Staton looking to finish with strikes here!
Staton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for BUPHALICIOUS because Staton loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Staton breaks from BUPHALICIOUS's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Staton lands a heavy elbow.
Staton controlling the position easily from mount.
Staton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Staton with shots to the head and body - BUPHALICIOUS looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staton looking to control and managing it successfully.
BUPHALICIOUS is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Staton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
BUPHALICIOUS takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Staton checks the leg kick.
BUPHALICIOUS misses with a body shot.
Staton lunges at BUPHALICIOUS with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by BUPHALICIOUS's hand.
Nice defenses there by BUPHALICIOUS.
Jeremy Staton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Staton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BUPHALICIOUS throws a hook to the side of Staton's head but Staton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches BUPHALICIOUS on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by BUPHALICIOUS.
BUPHALICIOUS has Staton up against the cage in a clinch.
BUPHALICIOUS missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Staton.
BUPHALICIOUS keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Staton's efforts to push away.
Staton breaks from the clinch.
BUPHALICIOUS shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from BUPHALICIOUS misses.
Staton throws a series of punches but BUPHALICIOUS avoids them all with ease.
BUPHALICIOUS's corner calls for a 1-2. BUPHALICIOUS obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BUPHALICIOUS displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Staton.
Staton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A leg kick checked by Staton.
Nice straight punches there by Staton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Staton.
BUPHALICIOUS lands with a straight right. Staton didn't see that one coming.
BUPHALICIOUS looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Staton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
BUPHALICIOUS throws out a loose jab but Staton uses good head movement to avoid it.
BUPHALICIOUS lands the left hand.
BUPHALICIOUS misses with an uppercut. Staton saw that one coming.
BUPHALICIOUS misses with an uppercut.
Staton lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Staton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Staton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
BUPHALICIOUS has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from BUPHALICIOUS there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jeremy Staton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BUPHALICIOUS tries to score with a low kick but Staton moves his leg out of the way.
Staton lands a body shot.
BIFF BUPHALICIOUS is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Staton scores with the left hand. BUPHALICIOUS knows he should have avoided that one.
Staton scores with a hook to the body. BUPHALICIOUS takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Staton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Staton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
BUPHALICIOUS is looking to clinch but Staton is avoiding it.
Staton scores with a crisp jab that stopped BUPHALICIOUS in his tracks.
Staton jabs at BUPHALICIOUS's body.
Staton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Staton - just one landing.
BUPHALICIOUS takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Staton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Staton lands a head shot.
Staton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BUPHALICIOUS stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Staton.
Nice jab there from Staton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton stuns BUPHALICIOUS with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
BUPHALICIOUS ducks right into an uppercut from Staton.
Staton tests BUPHALICIOUS's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BUPHALICIOUS on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Staton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Staton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
BUPHALICIOUS is letting Staton control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BIFF BUPHALICIOUS has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Staton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Staton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egan comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains- Man In a Box. Harris has chosen Kanye West - Jesus Walks as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris walks into a jab.
Egan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Egan.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Egan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Egan tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Egan tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris swinging wilding here.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Egan saw that one coming.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egan misses with a looping left.
Egan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egan works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egan.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Egan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris misses the jab.
Egan digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Egan misses with an uppercut.
Egan tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egan throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Egan stuffs the takedown.
Egan moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Egan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Egan wants it to stay on the feet.
Brian Egan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Egan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brian Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Egan darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Egan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Egan lands a left hand.
Egan is working Harris over against the cage.
Egan breaks from the clinch.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Egan to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris is rocked!
Egan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Egan finish him?
Harris looks gassed!
The fighters circling - Egan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Egan throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan delivers a nice body kick.
Egan clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Egan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Egan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Egan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Egan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Egan misses with a few strikes there.
Harris tries to clinch
and Egan scores with a counter punch that sends Harris to the canvas! Egan smells blood - he's punishing Harris with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Harris has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Egan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre Skogsbaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skallagrimsson comes to the cage accompanied by Hoeremeisje by EyeMJR. Skogsbaer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rough boy - ZZ Top. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Egill Skallagrimsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Pierre Skogsbaer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skallagrimsson jabs at Skogsbaer's body.
Skogsbaer misses with a takedown attempt - Skallagrimsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skallagrimsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skogsbaer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skallagrimsson throws a hook to the side of Skogsbaer's head but Skogsbaer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skallagrimsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skogsbaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Skallagrimsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skallagrimsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Skallagrimsson tries to bum rush Skogsbaer with a series of wild strikes but Skogsbaer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skogsbaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skallagrimsson manages to avoid it.
Skogsbaer fails to land with a series of punches.
Skallagrimsson throws a looping overhand right but Skogsbaer ducks down to avoid it.
Skallagrimsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Skogsbaer drops back looking for a leg! Skallagrimsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Skallagrimsson manages to kick Skogsbaer off! Skogsbaer jumps back into Skallagrimsson's guard.
Skallagrimsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skogsbaer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skogsbaer trying to control the position from guard on top but Skallagrimsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skogsbaer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skogsbaer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skallagrimsson wants to sweep here but Skogsbaer controlling him for the moment.
Skallagrimsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skogsbaer preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Skallagrimsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skogsbaer shoots in and drives through. Skallagrimsson sprawls well.
Skallagrimsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skallagrimsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skallagrimsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Egill Skallagrimsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Pierre Skogsbaer.
Skallagrimsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skallagrimsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skogsbaer circles away quickly and effectively.
Skogsbaer misses with a body shot.
Skogsbaer looks to land a combination. Skallagrimsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skogsbaer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skallagrimsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Skogsbaer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Skallagrimsson, not yet.
Skogsbaer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Skallagrimsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Skogsbaer is looking for a triangle here but Skallagrimsson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Skogsbaer looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skallagrimsson advances nicely into full mount.
Skallagrimsson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Skallagrimsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skallagrimsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Skogsbaer moves out of range as Skallagrimsson strikes.
Skogsbaer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skogsbaer misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson tries to clinch but Skogsbaer moves out of range.
Skogsbaer misses the shot to the body.
Skogsbaer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skogsbaer misses with a takedown attempt - Skallagrimsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skallagrimsson slips a straight right by Skogsbaer.
Skallagrimsson thuds his right hand into Skogsbaer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Jean Pierre Skogsbaer has been cut.
Skallagrimsson rushes Skogsbaer with punches - Skogsbaer moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Skogsbaer goes down! Skallagrimsson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egill Skallagrimsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baumgardner comes to the cage accompanied by COWBOYS FROM HELL. Brian Baumgardner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Mays!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays misses with a looping right.
Mays looks to land a right hand but Baumgardner moved out of range.
Baumgardner slips a jab from Mays.
A cross from Mays lands.
Mays misses with a straight left.
Baumgardner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mays sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baumgardner somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Mays.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgardner fails with a takedown attempt.
Baumgardner tries for a takedown but Mays sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Baumgardner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgardner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mays defends it nicely.
Mays bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mays connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baumgardner shoots in for a takedown but Mays shows good takedown defense.
Baumgardner misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No luck for Baumgardner with that takedown attempt.
Mays throws a hook to the side of Baumgardner's head but Baumgardner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baumgardner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Baumgardner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baumgardner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mays.
Baumgardner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mays is fending him off so far but Baumgardner persists. Nope, Mays circles away and we're back to standing.
Mays leaves Baumgardner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baumgardner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baumgardner there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays misses the jab.
Baumgardner ducks under a wild hook from Mays.
Mays throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baumgardner.
Mays throws a nice looking combination but Baumgardner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mays throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baumgardner moves away from the strike by Mays.
Mays connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mays lunges at Baumgardner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baumgardner's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Baumgardner or perhaps it was just good defense by Mays which made him look bad.
Virgil Mays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mays's corner calls for a 1-2. Mays obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baumgardner is rocked!
Mays is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Baumgardner hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Virgil Mays!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fen comes to the cage accompanied by Its The Final Countdown. Li Fen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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279 lbs
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255 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Li Fen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cohen Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maloney is looking to clinch.
Maloney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fen fails to land the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maloney - that will leave a mark!
Cohen Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maloney was well out of range. Poor timing from Fen.
Fen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maloney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maloney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fen wants to control but Maloney is keeping him busy.
Fen cracks Maloney with a big right hand but Maloney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maloney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fen cracks Maloney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maloney tries to escape but Fen is in control.
Fen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fen trying to control the action but Maloney is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney wants to get back to his feet.
Fen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney prevents Fen from moving into mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maloney misses with a body kick.
Fen takes a swing at Maloney's ribcage but misses.
Fen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maloney to the mat! Maloney manages to get full guard.
Fen tries to free his leg and advance position but Maloney is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fen wants to pass the guard but Maloney is keeping the position.
Fen prevents Maloney from getting back to his feet.
Maloney keeping moving, preventing Fen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fen is really struggling to control Maloney but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maloney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maloney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fen stops Maloney from standing up.
Fen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maloney misses with a body punch
and Fen counters with a single leg into guard. Maloney didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Fen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maloney wants to clinch
and Fen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maloney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fen looking to pass the guard.
Maloney keeping moving, preventing Fen from controlling successfully.
Maloney pushes Fen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fen takes a swing at Maloney's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Maloney.
Fen jabs Maloney right on the nose. Maloney blinks but takes it well.
Maloney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maloney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maloney throws a sloppy head kick
and Fen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fen.
Fen has gone for a leg lock! Maloney slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fen's guard.
Maloney trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fen's guard.
Maloney wants to control from the top but Fen keeps moving.
Maloney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fen is trying to control the position but Maloney postures up.
Fen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maloney is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maloney manages to get himself to full guard.
Maloney wants to stand but Fen is controlling the position.
Maloney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney keeping full guard, as Fen tries to pass.
Fen is pushing down on Maloney's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maloney is fighting to maintain full guard but Fen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fen thows a huge punch but Maloney dodges it nicely.
Fen is keen to just control but Maloney is a slippery customer.
Maloney is trying to stand up here but Fen is controlling him well.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fen avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maloney but Maloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maloney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maloney wants it to stay on the feet.
Maloney throws the kick towards the body but Fen avoids it.
Maloney tries to clinch but Fen moves away
and Fen counters with a single leg into guard. Maloney didn't expect that.
Fen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fen won't allow Maloney to get back to his feet.
Fen looking to sit in guard and control but Maloney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maloney preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Fen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fen misses with a takedown attempt - Maloney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maloney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fen blocks a head kick by Maloney.
Fen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maloney throws a push kick but Fen slaps the foot to one side.
Maloney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maloney is defending against the submission attempts here by Fen.
Fen trying to control from half guard but Maloney is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fen is stalling here. Maloney is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maloney has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Maloney decides to stand back up.
Maloney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fen's sensitive parts.
Maloney is looking to score with low kicks.
Maloney wants to slow Fen down by chopping away at his legs.
Maloney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney closes the distance but Fen moves to the side
and Fen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fen looking to pass the guard.
Fen distracts Maloney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fen stops Maloney from standing up.
Fen tries to free his leg and advance position but Maloney is retaining full guard.
Fen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maloney dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maloney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fen, up you get!
Cohen Maloney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fen dodges the punch combination from Maloney.
Cohen Maloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fen shoots in looking for a takedown. Maloney tries to sprawl out of it but Fen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Li Fen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maloney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maloney!
Maloney tries to buck Fen off but he can't manage it.
Maloney is squirming around, avoiding Fen's attempts to control the action.
Maloney is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fen tries to control but Maloney wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Fen.
Fen tries to control but Maloney wriggling away.
Fen fails to move to back control.
Fen trying to control but Maloney is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Fen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Fen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steve nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nieve comes to the cage accompanied by Do Ya Think Im sexy. Sawyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by None. steve nieve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, steve nieve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Sawyer fails with the takedown.
Sawyer misses with a looping right.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawyer throws a shot from downtown. nieve moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Sawyer misses its intended target.
nieve throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
nieve gets in close and instigates a clinch.
nieve looking to throw knees to the head but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
nieve lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off.
It looks like Thomas Sawyer has been cut.
nieve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sawyer's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer misses with a looping left.
nieve delivers a nice body kick.
Sawyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by nieve.
Sawyer looks to land a right hand but nieve moved out of range.
Sawyer throws a lazy right hand but nieve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by nieve.
Sawyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawyer stuffs the takedown attempt from nieve. nieve gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says nieve as he avoids it easily.
steve nieve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer loads up on a big right hand but nieve slips the punch.
nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown but nieve shows good takedown defense.
nieve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
nieve leaves Sawyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
nieve throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Sawyer misses.
nieve feints and then cracks Sawyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sawyer down.
steve nieve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and nieve counters with a big head kick but Sawyer shrugs it off.
Sawyer looks gassed!
Sawyer fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
nieve on the wrong end of a nice hook.
nieve lands a head kick!
nieve lands a head kick!
Sawyer is rocked!
nieve lands with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
nieve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
nieve clinches up with Sawyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Sawyer avoids the elbow strike from nieve, against the cage.
nieve crunches a lovely knee into Sawyer's ribcage.
nieve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
nieve lands with a nice body kick.
nieve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sawyer has time to react.
Sawyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
nieve throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sawyer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from nieve. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
nieve thows a body kick. Sawyer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
nieve throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
nieve wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steve nieve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Sawyer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
nieve tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by nieve.
steve nieve is winning the standup battle so far.
nieve keeps Sawyer at a distance using the push kick.
Sawyer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from nieve.
nieve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawyer throws a hook to the side of nieve's head but nieve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sawyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and nieve counters with a body kick that stops Sawyer in his tracks momentarily.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by nieve there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
nieve misses with a head kick.
Sawyer looks to land a right hand but nieve moved out of range.
nieve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
nieve chopping away at his opponent's legs.
nieve throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
No luck for Sawyer with that takedown attempt.
nieve throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - nieve finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
steve nieve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nieve throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sawyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
nieve clinches.
nieve is trying to maintain a safe position but Sawyer gets an underhook and turns nieve into the cage.
nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
nieve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
nieve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sawyer avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sawyer as nieve tries to tie him up.
Sawyer taking a breather.
nieve missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
steve nieve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.
nieve misses with a knee strike.
nieve tries a knee to the head but Sawyer blocks it.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but nieve manages to get underhooks.
Sawyer working aggressively here.
nieve trying to land knees to the body.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.
nieve stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Sawyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
nieve manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer is trying desperately to land a takedown but nieve is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sawyer.
Sawyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and nieve counters with a nice leg kick.
nieve scoring well with a low kick there.
nieve throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
nieve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
nieve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
nieve misses with a head kick.
Sawyer misses the jab.
Sawyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
nieve connects with a solid leg kick.
Sawyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and nieve counters with a low kick, right behind Sawyer 's knee.
nieve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nieve fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steve nieve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Sawyer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
nieve wants to clinch.
nieve tries to clinch but Sawyer is having none of it.
nieve throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
nieve is looking to control Sawyer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can nieve avoid being mounted?
Sawyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nieve is trying to control but Sawyer passes into side control!
Sawyer working away.
Sawyer working the ground and pound but nieve is defending the strikes.
Sawyer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sawyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
nieve tries to bench press Sawyer off him but Sawyer keeps the position.
nieve is pushing Sawyer's head away, looking to escape. Sawyer manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sawyer misses with a body shot
and nieve counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sawyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from nieve.
nieve slips a jab from Sawyer.
nieve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sawyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sawyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sawyer fails with a takedown attempt.
nieve defending well as Sawyer loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from nieve.
Nice body kick there by nieve.
Sawyer dives in and grabs nieve's left leg, looking for a takedown. nieve pushes down on Sawyer's head and hops out.
nieve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sawyer.
Sawyer misses with a body punch
and nieve counters with a body kick.
nieve lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sawyer will feel that in the morning.
nieve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sawyer tries to keep at a distance but nieve has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
nieve prevents a takedown attempt there.
steve nieve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Sawyer.
Sawyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas Sawyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on nieve - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
nieve working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
nieve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sawyer walks forward, straight into a front kick from nieve.
Sawyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but nieve moves away.
steve nieve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nieve throws out a powerful jab.
nieve moves away from the strike by Sawyer.
A solid leg kick lands there for nieve.
And that's the end of the fight!
steve nieve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for nieve, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... steve nieve!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mulligan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Primus-- Wynonas big brown beaver. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boy's choice of entrance music: Masta Ace - Take a walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Mulligan ducks down to avoid it.
Mulligan swinging wilding here.
Mulligan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy throws a solid leg kick but Mulligan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boy.
Boy scores with a leg kick.
Boy tries to score with a low kick but Mulligan moves his leg out of the way.
Mulligan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mulligan scores with a one two! Boy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mulligan lands a big head kick that sends Boy tumbling to the mat! Mulligan takes a step backwards and waves Boy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulligan throws a quick head kick that knocks Boy silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Mulligan is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mickey Mulligan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Riscatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riscatelli comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Softly Love. Dan Wade acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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188 cm
21
217 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Riscatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Wade!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Riscatelli with that takedown attempt.
Wade slaps away a takedown attempt from Riscatelli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riscatelli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Riscatelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riscatelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Riscatelli.
Riscatelli misses with a wild body shot.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riscatelli fails with the takedown.
Riscatelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Riscatelli shoots in for a takedown but Wade shows good takedown defense.
Riscatelli looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Riscatelli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wade avoids it really well and circles away.
Wade swinging wilding here.
Riscatelli misses with a body shot.
Riscatelli feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riscatelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wade being controlled here, momentarily.
Riscatelli drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wade dives on top into guard.
Riscatelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wade is working Riscatelli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wade postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riscatelli trying to control the position here.
Riscatelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wade is looking to stand up but Riscatelli won't let him.
Riscatelli wants to sweep here but Wade controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade being controlled here momentarily.
Riscatelli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riscatelli trying to control the position.
Riscatelli has his foot on Wade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wade works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Riscatelli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Riscatelli isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wade stacks Riscatelli on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wade!
Riscatelli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wade wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Silvio Riscatelli will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wade wants it to stay on the feet.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Riscatelli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wade tries to avoid it but Riscatelli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wade to the ground. Wade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wade throws a leg kick which misses Riscatelli's front leg but catches the back leg as Riscatelli tries to avoid it.
Wade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riscatelli.
Riscatelli misses with a body shot.
Wade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Silvio Riscatelli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riscatelli throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riscatelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
Riscatelli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wade scores with a decent looking hook.
Wade lands a jab to Riscatelli's midsection.
Wade lands a jab to Riscatelli's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BOOM! Wade lands a beautiful left hook that drops Riscatelli. Riscatelli tries to recover but Wade is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Riscatelli lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Wade!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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